I have fixed the 'report-video' script. Gunzip it, make sure it is set as executable and place at /usr/sbin.

Note that I only want this report for video that does not work, or not properly, and it would be good if you could comment what is wrong as well. This will help me to build up a database of what video hardware is causing trouble.

This seems strange, but maybe it is a good clue. In the latest Lucid, radeon_drv and radeonhd_drv are both available. Xorgwizard chooses radeon--this works but it is not the best choice. Now, here's the weird part, even though radeonhd_drv is already there in /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers, I have a pet with nothing in it but the radeonhd_drv and if I install that pet and then exit to prompt and run xorgwizard again, then this time it chooses radeonhd!

Why would just installing the radeonhd pet cause xorgwizard to change its choice from radeon to radeonhd? That's the question.

The reason I say that radeonhd is a better choice is that radeon doesn't work properly at 16 bits, where radeonhd does. Radeon displays a screen with no color but very deep green.

This is with the new report-video script as well as before.

Please excuse me while I go test Quirky 013.

OK, in Quirky 013, if I do the same thing, and make the pet out of the radeonhd_drv that Quirky contains, then what I get when I rerun xorgwizard is a black screen.

All in all, leaving both radeonhd and nouveau out, as in 4.3.1 might be the best approach for Lucid--adn then make them available as pets. Anyway, that clue is so strange to me that I figured it might mean something to you.

I think I could use a new Woof whenever you get a chance. The one I am using is from March 24.

Playdayz,
Quirky 013 is an "aberration", built with Xorg 7.3. The next Quirky release will be 015 and will be back on Xorg 7.5, so test radeon and radeonhd on that -- they are later versions of the drivers.

I'll upload Woof soon. I was separating out the Tpup build with Xorg 7.5 and 7.3. You will be able to choose either. The build with Xorg 7.3 will have the codename "Wary"._________________http://bkhome.org/news/

Playdayz,
Quirky 013 is an "aberration", built with Xorg 7.3. The next Quirky release will be 015 and will be back on Xorg 7.5, so test radeon and radeonhd on that -- they are later versions of the drivers.

I'll upload Woof soon. I was separating out the Tpup build with Xorg 7.5 and 7.3. You will be able to choose either. The build with Xorg 7.3 will have the codename "Wary".

When I first tried xorg the Aopen 915 computer did a complete instant shutdown and was impossible to get going without using a rescue DVD or rescue USB to make a proper shut down which allowed it to be booted again so I chose vesa instead and are using Q013 now.

My resolution is the most common one. not sure how to remember 1024x748 or something. I never though of recording it. Depth 16.

Looking forward to test Q015 too. Keep up the good work. Much appreciated. Puppy made a Linux user out of me.

Edit

yes I will try it on the more modern hp/Compaq too. That one have NVidia and get black screen with almost every Q I have tried.

It never managed to do the Xorg test. Black screen nothing did happen. The only way to get out of the test was to do a hard reboot which it survived and I chose Vesa instead. and used same 1024x768 16 depth

and are writing from it now. Works as expected. No choppy or jerky videos which dpup and upup always had.

Looking forward to have the NV video driver in next Q015 already there._________________I use Google Search on Puppy Forum
not an ideal solution though

Firefox crashed when I wanted to listen to a radio program on sr.se our version of public service radio.

First time this has ever happen to me. I test each puppy on this radio and out of some 25 puppies this was first time it crashed.

It shut down the FF 3.6.3 each I try to listen to it.

I tested lupu-004 on sr.se and that one survived so maybe something are different. Aah the browser is a pet and not an update.

In quirky 013 it is SeaMonkey and I use the 3.6 pet and then update to 3.6.3 but on lupu 004 then there is a Firefox 3.6.3 pet and one don't do an update.

What else are different that could explain why firefox shut off, bail out? closes down when none of the other 25 puppies does that with exact same 3.6 pet?_________________I use Google Search on Puppy Forum
not an ideal solution though

On a side-note, the last set/used lcd backplane brightness level seem to be stored in cmos (internal battery backup).
ie :If I shutdown Quirky-013 with a lower backplane brightness level and no save-file,
the lower brightness level is retained at next boot of laptop (battery and/or power suppy attached).

But if I remove the power-supply and battery for 30 min to 1 hour,
the next boot uses the default BIOS values : about half way backplane brightness value : 50-60%.
I can confirm this, as the date is reset to BIOS default value : year 2004

I have just d/loaded this latest version, and tested on a couple
of machines.

First machine a Dell GX100 and have noticed that this version
won't detect my wifi card. Previous versions of Puppy, such as
up to v4.2, kernel 2.6.25.16 see this card as ACX_PCI Texas Instruments,
111 54mbs Wireless Interface, but none of the QUIRKY series
find this card !!

So what script do I need to change to get it working? From
memory I don't think any of Puppy v4.3.1 series work.

Thank you so what do I need to change here to get it working
with this version ?